"I'm curious, Valoran is so big, but why do those high-profile events always find you?"

Caterina asked, sitting at the bar with a cyan cocktail on the table and her face a little red.

"From Freljord, to the War College, to Ionia and Titan, and to Shurima, and now to Bilgewater...... You have almost transformed the whole Valoran...... This is not a deliberate consequence of our tracking, as the War College's Union Daily reported it. ”

"Huh...... Maybe it's fate. ”

On the other side, Tyrone took off his hood and enjoyed the red cocktail from his goblet.

"Bloody Mary...... It's been a long, long time since I've drunk it, and the last time General Kerkao invited me to drink it. ”

"Oh...... You'll also be tasting, I don't know. ”

Caterina asked with a smile.

"General Quekao taught, he also taught historiography, humanities, aristocratic etiquette, and the lute...... You don't seem to be very interested, though. ”

"Cut, that old man always likes to do something inexplicable, and in the end he disappears inexplicably...... It's inexplicable. ”

As she spoke, Caterina drank the wine from her glass.

"Hmm...... Well done, Lanens, and when you get back to Noxus, I want you to mix me up every day...... Of course, after Darius lets go of his murderous intentions for you. ”

"You've won the prize, but you're just scratching the surface. ”

With that, Alain sat down and looked at Ali leaning against the doorway and Evie cleaning up in the back.

"So...... When will I be able to go back to the War College?"

"Go back...... You shouldn't have asked me, now you're nominally an employee of the War College, we're just here for a drink. ”

Caterina cupped her cheeks and said with interest.

"This time the Scarlet Elite has suffered a big injury, and most of the people placed in it by Darius have become the Commander of the Light Pole, if it goes well, Tyrone and I can go back and take over the entire Scarlet Elite...... But according to rumors, Darius himself doesn't seem to be planning to give up on his hunt for you...... In fact, so far, Svein's people have suffered heavy losses, and most of them have been found to be "collaborators" and "spies" by the local military and then executed on the spot.

"Hehe, those who hold military power can do whatever they want. ”

Tyrone shook his head.

"We'd better be careful, Darius will do anything for his goals...... According to my information, he has been very close to Zaun recently. ”

"Hehe, it's just the end of the crossbow, and when the Ionian War is completely defeated, and his popularity has fallen to the ground, Svein should throw these tents out together and hand him over to the War College. ”

Caterina said, fiddling with her dagger.

"Hehe, you can say so easily about the failure of Noxus...... It really surprised me. ”

"There is no way, although I also thought at first that it would be wise to invade Ionia, as long as Ionia is obtained, with its fertile soil and vast territory, Noxus can easily raise an army that can sweep through the whole of Valoran in five years...... But until now, that doesn't seem to be the case. ”

With that, Caterina put away her dagger, rested her chin in her hands, and looked at the wooden ceiling, as if thinking about something.

"Tyrone, do you remember Lisa. ”

"Lisa, the woman who graduated from the War College with us? I know her, she's from the slums, too, but unlike me, she has a mother, what's wrong?"

Tyrone seemed to remember something, squinted, and said.

"She's ...... Dead"

"Huh, she's not bad...... Did she go to the East?"

"That's right...... She had tried to be loyal to me several times, but unfortunately, I had no shortage of guards here, so she fought in the Eastern Theater in order to advance in the army...... Last month, news came that she had fled to a village after being attacked by guerrillas, where the villagers had drugged her and then cut off her head with a kitchen knife......

……

Tyrone was silent.

As someone who can graduate from the War College, Lisa only needs a few more years, even if she loses the Eastern Battlefield, she can come back with a high rank, receive a good salary, and then start supporting her family.

But it's a pity that after so many years of hard work, they ended up in such a tragic end.

"That's right...... As you can see, our friends, our people, have lost thousands of lives on that island in the East for ten years, but damn it, the Ionians will not completely lose their will to resist no matter what, they form guerrilla units, rebel armies, and use all means to win allies for themselves and put political pressure on us...... And now. ”

Caterina paused as she stared at the little wine left at the bottom of the glass in front of her.

"It can be said that Ionia has become a giant meat grinder, and no matter how many lives we fill it with, it can eat it...... On the other hand, our adversary, Demacia, has been diplomatizing lately, and they have co-opted many remnants of the tribes we have conquered, and they have been dealing with crises everywhere in the name of humanitarianism...... If Demacia really overshadowed the War College one day, he would be the first to eliminate it...... Who is it?"

Jingling.

Tyrone's goblet lay smoothly on the table, and there was not a drop of red wine left in it.

"If General Quekao were still around, he would be proud of you. ”

"It's just the old crow's thoughts, he talks about this set of theories every day in the general staff, and it's hard to listen to it. ”

With that, Caterina looked at the sky outside and stood up.

"All in all...... Rains, you just need to get stronger, maybe it really comes to that moment...... I want you to step up...... On behalf of Noxus, or me. ”

Listening to Caterina's words, Lines was stunned.

Who do you want to represent?

Can a little beggar really grow to that point?

Or, if it is really a life-and-death decision, will you really stand up for your hometown?

Lines wasn't sure.

If Noxus' disappearance would make life better for himself and the people he cares about, Lines might have been silent.

"Alright, let's go Tyrone, although the old crow is not here these days, we are still not idle...... Noxus, the chariot that runs to the cliff, has to be held by someone to the reins. ”

With that, Caterina opened the door to the bar and walked out, and before leaving, she looked back at Lines.

"If you have time, you can ask Svein about me, or come to me...... Even though I'm busy, if it were you, I'd still squeeze in a little time. ”